cent

cent
noun
  1. a monetary unit in various countries, equal to one hundredth of a dollar or other decimal currency unit
    分(不同国家的货币单位,等于元或其他十进位制货币单位的百分之一)
    ■a coin of this value
    一分硬币
    ■(informal)a small sum of money
    (非正式)小钱
    she saved every cent possible.
    她尽可能地节约每分钱。
    ■[insing.][with negative](informal)used for emphasis to denote no money at all
    (非正式)分毫(用来强调没钱)
    he hadn't yet earned a cent.
    他分毫未赚。
  2. (Music)one hundredth of a semitone
    (乐)音分
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'a hundred'): from French cent, Italian cento, or Latin centum 'hundred'
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